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. 2019 Nov 6;16(22):4325. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224325

Table 4.

Changes in the bioimpedance variables after the FTPs (analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) results). The details are identical to those in Table 3. FFM, fat-free mass; BFM, body fat mass; %BF, % body fat.

Bioimpedance Control Breathing Program Walking Program BP–CN WP–CN
Variable X¯B δ (95% CI) γ X¯B δ¯ (95% CI) γ X¯B δ¯ (95% CI) γ Δ¯ (95% CI) Γ Δ¯ (95% CI) Γ
FFM [kg] 40.70 0.72 (−0.30, 1.74) 0.31 37.47 −0.26 (−1.26, 0.74) 0.10 38.28 0.20 (−0.92, 1.31) 0.07 −0.98 (−2.52, 0.55) 0.36 −0.53 (−2.01, 0.96) 0.20
BFM [kg] 20.48 0.26 (−0.79, 1.30) 0.11 20.21 0.62 (−0.43, 1.67) 0.24 18.72 0.02 (−1.15, 1.18) 0.01 0.36 (−1.30, 2.02) 0.12 −0.24 (−1.88, 1.40) 0.08
%BF [%] 33.00 −0.36 (−1.85, 1.13) 0.11 34.48 0.75 (−0.76, 2.26) 0.20 32.25 −0.41 (−2.12, 1.31) 0.09 1.11 (−1.26, 3.47) 0.26 −0.04 (−2.39, 2.30) 0.01
PhA_body 5.38 0.29 *** (0.14, 0.44) 0.85 4.91 0.48 *** (0.34, 0.63) 1.30 5.42 0.20 * (0.03, 0.36) 0.44 0.19 (−0.05, 0.43) 0.45 −0.09 (−0.32, 0.13) 0.24
Imp_arm [Ω] 343.69 3.22 (−4.38, 10.82) 0.18 346.11 14.25 *** (6.54, 21.96) 0.74 347.20 −1.19 (−9.63, 7.25) 0.05 11.03 (−1.01, 23.08) 0.51 −4.41 (−16.13, 7.32) 0.21
Imp_leg [Ω] 168.44 3.41 (−2.91, 9.74) 0.24 180.63 −3.86 (−10.13, 2.40) 0.25 168.65 8.76 * (1.65, 15.87) 0.46 −7.28 (−17.27, 2.71) 0.41 5.35 (−4.37, 15.07) 0.31
Reactance_arm [Ω] 31.45 1.74 * (0.29, 3.19) 0.52 28.07 6.32 *** (4.70, 7.95) 1.55 33.92 −0.56 (−2.18, 1.06) 0.13 4.58 *** (2.14, 7.03) 1.05 −2.30 * (−4.57, −0.02) 0.57
Reactance_leg [Ω] 15.52 1.23 * (0.23, 2.23) 0.53 16.24 −0.37 (−1.39, 0.65) 0.14 14.58 2.25 *** (1.12, 3.39) 0.74 −1.60 (−3.21, 0.01) 0.56 1.02 (−0.56, 2.60) 0.37
PhA_arm 5.28 0.28 *** (0.14, 0.43) 0.85 4.66 0.87 *** (0.70, 1.03) 2.13 5.63 0.01 (−0.17, 0.20) 0.03 0.58 *** (0.33, 0.84) 1.29 −0.27 * (−0.51, −0.03) 0.64
PhA_leg 5.35 0.29 * (0.06, 0.52) 0.54 5.16 −0.06 (−0.30, 0.17) 0.11 4.97 0.60 *** (0.35, 0.85) 0.89 −0.35 (−0.71, 0.02) 0.54 0.31 (−0.04, 0.67) 0.50